Season 2012-2013 - FC Barcelona

Team 2012-2013:

Goalkeeper: OJER OLAZABAL, JOSE' MANUEL PINTO, VICTOR VALDES

Defender: ERIC ABIDAL, ADRIANO CORREIA, JORDI ALBA, DANI ALVES, MARC BARTRA, ANDREU FONTAS, MARTIN MONTOYA, MARC MUNIESA, GERARD PIQUE', CARLES PUYOL

Midfielder: IBRAHIM AFELLAY, THIAGO ALCANTARA, SERGIO BUSQUETS, JONATHAN DOS SANTOS, CESC FABREGAS, JAVIER MASCHERANO, ANDRES INIESTA, ALEX SONG, RAFINHA, CRISTIAN TELLO, SERGI ROBERTO, XAVI HERNANDEZ 

Forward: ISAAC CUENCA, DAVID VILLA, GERARD DEULOFEU, LIONEL 'LEO' MESSI, PEDRO RODRIGUEZ, ALEXIS SANCHEZ

Coach: TITO VILANOVA
Assistant Coach: Jordi Roura
Academy Director: Guillermo Amor
B Team Manager: Eusebio Sacristan
Director of Football: Andoni Zubizarreta

Vilanova assumed management of the club after Guardiola, who had managed Barcelona for the prior four seasons, declined to renew his contract. The season 2012-2013 marks the managerial debut of Tito Vilanova, who served as Pep Guardiola's longtime assistant. Guardiola has enjoyed great success at the Camp Nou since he was promoted in the summer of 2008 from his role in charge of the Barcelona B side. Under his leadership, Barca won the league title in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Champions League in 2009 and 2011 and the Copa del Rey in 2009.

On 7 July, Barcelona announced that Seydou Keita would not renew his contract for the upcoming season. The Mali midfielder leaves after four years and 14 titles accumulated while at Barça. On 18 August, Barcelona and English club Arsenal reached an agreement on the transfer of Cameroon midfielder Alex Song for €19 million. The player signed a 5 year deal with an €80 million release clause. On 28 June 2012, Alba signed a five-year contract with Barcelona, for a transfer fee of €14 million.. He made his official debut on 19 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 5–1 home win against Real Sociedad.

Transfers in: Alex Song from Arsenal; Jordi Alba from Valencia
Transfers out: Seydou Keita to Dalian Aerbin; Alexander Hleb to Bate Borisov; Keirrison to Coritiba


(4-3-3): Valdes; Dani Alves, Puyol, Piquè, Jordi Alba; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta; Fabregas, Messi, Pedro


Matches

Supercopa de Espana

Barcelona    3 – 2 Real Madrid

Real Madrid   2 – 1     Barcelona

La Liga

      Barcelona   5 – 1 Real Sociedad  

Osasuna          1 – 2  Barcelona  

Barcelona 1 – 0 Valencia

Getafe         1 – 4 Barcelona

Barcelona 2 – 0 Granada
   Sevilla   2  –  3 Barcelona
Barcelona   2  –  2    Real Madrid
  Deportivo   4  –   5   Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano   0   –   5   Barcelona

Barcelona 3  –   1 Celta Vigo

Champions League (Group with Celtic Glasgow, Benfica and Spartak Moscow)

            Barcelona         3 –  2    Spartak Moscow
            Benfica            0  –  2    Barcelona
          Barcelona        2   –    1    Celtic Glasgow
       Celtic Glasgow   2  –   1    Barcelona

Copa de Espana
              Alaves    0   –   3   Barcelona